Unknown photographer- on back of photo 153165 LTV A-7A VA-147 NE-307 USS Ranger North Island NAS. No date. Other aircraft in this range delivered around 1967. Forgotten jets has no dates for VA-147 assignment. I think its @1967-68. It was with VA-122 as NJ-2xx in 1969 and W/O on 21 Jan 1969. VA-147 'Argonauts' was commissioned as the U.S. Navy's first A-7 Corsair II Squadron on 1 Feb 1967 at NAS Lemoore. The Sqn received its first A-7A on 28 Jun 1967. Deployed on CVW-2 USS Ranger in Dec 1967 to South East Asia. Currently designated VFA-147 operating the F-35C from NAS Lemoore, CA.

On display on the flight deck of CV-10 USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. The A-7E succeeded the A-7B after the USN was impressed with the uprated non-afterburning Allison TF41-A-2 turbofan. From the early 1970s, most fleet squadrons flew the 'E.' BuNo 159291 A-7E is painted as BuNo 153176 in the colors of VA-147 "Argonauts," first unit to fly the A-7A light attack jet into combat over Vietnam in Dec 1967 as part of CVW-2 embarked on CVA-61 USS Ranger. It carries the name of Cdr G. Kinnear, who flew more types of jet aircraft in combat than any other naval aviator.

On display at the Louisiana War Memorial in Baton Rouge, LA,

Assigned USS Constellation. CO Bird

Assigned USS Constellation

Assigned USS Constellation

Assigned USS Constellation. This aircraft was written off 31 May 1982 at White River, AZ

Assigned USS Constellation

Assigned USS Constellation

Assigned USS Constellation. Later to Hellenic Air Force